Porto Velho Esporte Clube Explained

Clubname:Porto Velho
Fullname:Porto Velho Esporte Clube
Nickname:Locomotiva (Locomotive)
Locomotiva do Norte (Locomotive of the North)
Ground:Aluízio Ferreira
Capacity:5,000[1]
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Jedson Lobo
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Paulo Eduardo
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Porto Velho Esporte Clube, commonly referred to as Porto Velho (pronounced as /pt-BR/), is a Brazilian football club based in Porto Velho, Rondônia. The club competes in the Campeonato Rondoniense Série A, the top division in the Rondônia state football league system.

As of 2022, Porto Velho is the second-best ranked team from Rondônia in CBF's national club ranking, being placed 131st overall.[2]

History

Originally founded on 28 September 2014 under the name of 14 Bis,[3] the club became a professional side on 23 April 2018, now called Porto Velho EC, and subsequently affiliated to the Federação Rondoniense de Futebol.

Their first professional tournament was the 2019 Campeonato Rondoniense, which the club reached the semifinals. In the following year, they won the Rondoniense and qualified to the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, 2021 Copa Verde and the 2021 Copa do Brasil.[4]

Honours

Winners (4): 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 . Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol . 6 October 2022 . CBF.
  2. Web site: 16 December 2021 . RNC - Ranking Nacional dos Clubes 2022 . Confederação Brasileira de Futebol.
  3. Web site: De 14 Bis à Porto Velho: Primeiro treinador na era amadora afirma que ver time na final: "É um motivo de orgulho". From 14 Bis to Porto Velho: First coach in the amateur era says that seeing the club in the final: "It is a reason to be proud of". GloboEsporte.com. pt-BR. 2 December 2020. 12 February 2021.
  4. Web site: Porto Velho se sagra campeão rondoniense e conquista vaga para Série D do Campeonato Brasileiro. Porto Velho become champion of the Rondoniense and conquer a place in the Série D of the Campeonato Brasileiro. CBF. pt-BR. 8 December 2020. 12 February 2021.